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as of 08/21 04:01 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 4:00pm) 134,182
Calls: 128,465 (96%)
Puts: 5,717 (4%)
Prior --
Calls: 11,671 (86%)
Puts: 1,900 (14%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +1000.72% (Calls)
Puts: +200.89% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 172,698
Calls: 147,848 (86%)
Puts: 24,850 (14%)
Prior 7-Day Average 24,671
Calls: 21,121 (86%)
Puts: 3,550 (14%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +443.88%
Calls: +508.23%
Puts: +61.04%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 4:00pm) $11.38M
Calls: $11.09M (97%)
Puts: $297.9K (3%)
Prior --
Calls: $561.3K (67%)
Puts: $271.0K (33%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +1875.10%
Puts: +9.90%
Prior 7-Day Total $12.12M
Calls: $10.89M (90%)
Puts: $1.23M (10%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.73M
Calls: $1.56M (90%)
Puts: $175.8K (10%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +557.61%
Calls: +612.81%
Puts: +69.39%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 4:00pm) 0.04
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior -95.55%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.35
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -87.26%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 4:00pm) 460,338
Calls: 403,071 (88%)
Puts: 57,267 (12%)
Prior --
Calls: -- (--)
Puts: -- (--)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,848,696
Calls: 2,475,239 (87%)
Puts: 373,457 (13%)
Prior 7-Day Average 406,956
Calls: 353,605 (87%)
Puts: 53,351 (13%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +13.12%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.71% | 11.06%2.71% | 22.76%
Prior 8.37% | 16.06%16.06% | 25.57%
Current vs Prior +32.18% | +3.97%-83.10% | -10.99%
Prior 7-Day Avg 9.25% | 14.72%15.30% | 25.76%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +19.58% | +13.46%-82.26% | -11.66%
Prior 7-Day Eod 8.37% | 16.06%6.05% | 19.65%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +32.18% | +3.97%-55.11% | +15.82%
Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 16.67% | 44.83%
Calls: 16.67% | 38.71%
Puts: -- | --
Prior 18.02% | 21.84%
Calls: 14.29% | 10.34%
Puts: 21.74% | 33.33%
Current vs Prior -7.49% | +105.27%
Prior 7-Day Avg 26.66% | 22.20%
Calls: 18.34% | 16.43%
Puts: 34.96% | 27.98%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -37.46% | +101.89%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 97% of dollar volume in calls ($11.09M) vs puts ($297.9K). Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (558% higher). Volume explosion - 444% above 7-day average (134,182 vs avg 24,671). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.04 - heavy call buying (128,465 calls vs 5,717 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
16:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
15:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
14:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 1 of results (avg 6.7%, best 6.7%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Sep 180.430.46$0.456.7%3.2K0.501.1K
PUTS (0)
No puts meet the criteria

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.32, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.50Aug 280.080.09$0.0911.1%1.9K0.22282
$5.00Aug 280.180.20$0.1910.5%2.2K0.44490
$5.00Sep 180.430.46$0.456.7%3.2K0.501.1K
$5.00Sep 250.480.58$0.5318.9%1200.5381
PUTS (0)
No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 26 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Aug 210.641.15$0.9056.7%1.7K0.973.3K
$4.50Aug 210.260.45$0.3652.8%3.8K0.943.5K
$4.00Aug 280.801.00$0.9022.2%4990.93535
$4.00Sep 40.821.07$0.9526.3%2170.86316
$4.00Sep 110.881.14$1.0125.7%3020.84409
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.50Aug 210.350.82$0.5979.7%131.005
$5.00Aug 210.010.22$0.12175.0%1840.971.2K
$5.50Aug 280.550.86$0.7143.7%40.8215
$5.50Sep 40.660.93$0.8033.8%10.728
$5.50Sep 110.721.07$0.9038.9%20.68--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 51 active (total vol 30.4K, top 6.7K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Aug 210.000.01$0.01100.0%6.7K0.086.7K
$4.50Aug 210.260.45$0.3652.8%3.8K0.943.5K
$5.00Sep 180.430.46$0.456.7%3.2K0.501.1K
$4.50Aug 280.290.43$0.3638.9%2.5K0.711.2K
$5.00Aug 280.180.20$0.1910.5%2.2K0.44490
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.120.22$0.1758.8%1.5K0.30217
$4.00Aug 280.020.04$0.0366.7%5630.09330
$4.00Aug 210.000.01$0.01100.0%3710.0317.1K
$4.00Sep 180.110.19$0.1553.3%2430.201.1K
$4.50Sep 40.150.25$0.2050.0%2210.3241

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. -- strikes (avg --%, max --%)

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 26 found (best R:R 3.55, avg 1.67)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$5.00$5.50Oct 2$0.11$0.39$0.1152%3.55$5.11
$4.50$5.00Aug 28$0.17$0.33$0.1771%1.94$4.67
$4.00$5.00Sep 18$0.59$0.41$0.5980%0.69$4.59
$4.00$4.50Sep 25$0.29$0.21$0.2981%0.72$4.29
$5.00$5.50Sep 25$0.16$0.34$0.1653%2.12$5.16
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$5.00$4.50Aug 28$0.17$0.33$0.1758%1.94$4.83
$5.00$4.50Aug 21$0.11$0.39$0.1197%3.55$4.89
$5.50$5.00Sep 4$0.31$0.19$0.3172%0.61$5.19
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.12$0.38$0.1232%3.17$4.38
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.14$0.36$0.1433%2.57$4.36

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 10 found (best R:R 1.00, avg 0.49)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$5.00$5.50Sep 4$0.15$0.15$0.3553%0.43$5.15
$5.00$5.50Aug 28$0.10$0.10$0.4056%0.25$5.10
$5.00$5.50Sep 11$0.15$0.15$0.3550%0.43$5.15
$5.00$5.50Sep 25$0.16$0.16$0.3447%0.47$5.16
$5.00$5.50Oct 2$0.11$0.11$0.3948%0.28$5.11
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.50$4.00Oct 2$0.25$0.25$0.2564%1.00$4.25
$4.50$4.00Sep 25$0.24$0.24$0.2665%0.92$4.26
$4.50$4.00Aug 28$0.14$0.14$0.3670%0.39$4.36
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.14$0.14$0.3667%0.39$4.36
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.12$0.12$0.3868%0.32$4.38

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. -- found (avg debit $--, cheapest $--)

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 13 found (cheapest 2.71% of stock, avg 17.54%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$5.00Aug 21$0.01$0.12$0.13$4.87$5.132.71%
$4.50Aug 21$0.36$0.01$0.37$4.13$4.877.72%
$4.50Aug 28$0.36$0.17$0.53$3.97$5.0311.06%
$5.00Aug 28$0.19$0.34$0.53$4.47$5.5311.06%
$4.50Sep 4$0.55$0.20$0.75$3.75$5.2515.66%
$5.00Sep 4$0.31$0.49$0.80$4.20$5.8016.70%
$4.50Sep 11$0.63$0.26$0.89$3.61$5.3918.58%
$5.00Sep 11$0.38$0.51$0.89$4.11$5.8918.58%
$5.00Sep 18$0.45$0.64$1.09$3.91$6.0922.76%
$4.50Sep 25$0.77$0.40$1.17$3.33$5.6724.43%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 18 found (cheapest 0.42% of stock, avg 10.49%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$5.00$4.50Aug 21$0.01$0.01$0.02$4.48$5.02
$5.50$4.00Aug 28$0.09$0.03$0.12$3.88$5.62
$5.50$4.00Sep 4$0.16$0.08$0.24$3.76$5.74
$5.50$4.50Aug 28$0.09$0.17$0.26$4.24$5.76
$5.00$4.00Aug 28$0.19$0.03$0.22$3.78$5.22
$5.50$4.50Sep 4$0.16$0.20$0.36$4.14$5.86
$5.00$4.50Aug 28$0.19$0.17$0.36$4.14$5.36
$5.50$4.00Sep 11$0.23$0.12$0.35$3.65$5.85
$5.50$4.50Sep 11$0.23$0.26$0.49$4.01$5.99
$5.00$4.00Sep 4$0.31$0.08$0.39$3.61$5.39

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. -- found (best R:R --, avg credit $--)

No iron condor setups found

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 19 found (best R:R 3.55, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 21$0.19$0.3189%1.63
$4.50$5.00$5.50Aug 28$0.07$0.4349%6.14
$4.50$5.00$5.50Aug 21$0.35$0.1591%0.43
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 25$0.05$0.4528%9.00
$4.50$5.00$5.50Sep 4$0.09$0.4139%4.56
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 21$0.11$0.3995%3.55
$4.50$5.00$5.50Aug 21$0.36$0.1494%0.39
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 11$0.11$0.3934%3.55
$4.50$5.00$5.50Aug 28$0.20$0.3051%1.50
$4.50$5.00$5.50Sep 11$0.14$0.3635%2.57

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 26 found (best net $-0.15, 16 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 4-$0.15$0.35
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 4-$0.07$0.43
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 11-$0.13$0.37
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 11-$0.25$0.25
$5.00$5.501:2Sep 11-$0.08$0.42
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$5.50$5.001:2Sep 11-$0.12$0.38
$5.50$5.001:2Sep 4-$0.18$0.32
$5.00$4.501:2Sep 25-$0.14$0.36
$5.00$4.501:2Oct 2-$0.18$0.32
$5.50$5.001:2Sep 25-$0.29$0.21

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 11 found (best yield 7.52%, avg 6.02%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$5.50Oct 2$0.360.4314.8%7.52%22.34%21210
$5.00Oct 2$0.510.534.4%10.65%15.03%2835
$5.00Sep 25$0.480.534.4%10.02%14.41%12081
$5.50Sep 25$0.290.4114.8%6.05%20.88%22212
$5.00Sep 18$0.430.504.4%8.98%13.36%3.2K1.1K
$5.50Sep 11$0.180.3514.8%3.76%18.58%1.1K53
$5.00Sep 11$0.300.504.4%6.26%10.65%210584
$5.00Sep 4$0.250.474.4%5.22%9.60%584442
$5.50Sep 4$0.110.2914.8%2.30%17.12%391385
$5.00Aug 28$0.180.444.4%3.76%8.14%2.2K490

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 128,465
Total Puts 5,717
Put/Call Ratio 0.04
Net Difference 122,748

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,671
Total Puts 1,900
Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Net Difference 9,771

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 147,848
Total Puts 24,850
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.35
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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